How you compare to the UK
Most fitness numbers mean more with context. In England, 64.6% of adults are active (150+ minutes a week) per Sport England's Active Lives Adult Survey for November 2024-25, while about 64% are overweight or living with obesity per the NHS Health Survey for England 2022. FitCalcs turns those official datasets into a plain comparison so you can see where you sit, by age and sex, rather than against a generic average. Every figure links back to its primary source and is refreshed when that source updates.
UK adult fitness, at a glance
| Measure | Latest UK figure | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Adults active (150+ minutes a week) | 64.6% | Sport England, Active Lives Adult Survey, November 2024-25 |
| Adults overweight or living with obesity | 64% | NHS Health Survey for England |
| Adults living with obesity | 29% | NHS Health Survey for England |
| Adults inactive (under 30 minutes a week) | 24.7% | Sport England, Active Lives Adult Survey, November 2024-25 |
Figures are the latest published headline rates from each named primary source, rounded as the source reports them, and refreshed on release. For the full sex and age breakdowns, source links and access dates, see the UK fitness and body benchmarks data asset.
Interactive: am I fitter than average?
The interactive percentile tool, where you enter your stats and see where you sit against UK adults of your age and sex, is being wired to the Health Survey for England and Active Lives data ahead of launch. The underlying figures it compares you against are published in full on the UK fitness and body benchmarks page.
Editor, FitCalcs
Oliver Mackman is the named editor of FitCalcs and a director of Best Business Loans Ltd (Companies House 16833937), the company that operates the site. He is accountable for its editorial standards, sourcing and corrections, and requires every result to cite the underlying equation and the named UK source behind it, with health tools carrying the appropriate not-medical-advice caveats.
Last reviewed: 15 June 2026